Tanaka Giichi

Tanaka Giichi
田中 義一
Prime Minister of Japan
In office
20 April 1927 – 2 July 1929
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byWakatsuki Reijirō
Succeeded byOsachi Hamaguchi
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
20 April 1927 – 2 July 1929
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byKijūrō Shidehara
Succeeded byKijūrō Shidehara
Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office
10 June 1929 – 2 July 1929
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byGenji Matsuda
Home Minister
In office
4 May 1928 – 23 May 1928
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded bySuzuki Kisaburō
Succeeded byMochizuki Keisuke
Army Minister
In office
2 September 1923 – 7 January 1924
Prime MinisterYamamoto Gonnohyōe
Preceded byYamanashi Hanzō
Succeeded byUgaki Kazushige
In office
20 September 1918 – 9 June 1921
Prime MinisterHara Takashi
Preceded byŌshima Ken'ichi
Succeeded byYamanashi Hanzō
Personal details
Born(1864-06-22)22 June 1864
Hagi, Chōshū Domain
Died29 September 1929(1929-09-29) (aged 65)
Tokyo, Japan
Resting placeTama Reien Cemetery, Fuchū, Tokyo
Political partyRikken Seiyūkai
SpouseTanaka Sute (1874–1937)
Alma materImperial Japanese Army Academy
Army War College
Signature
Military career
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service / branch Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1874–1924
Rank General

Baron Tanaka Giichi (田中 義一, 22 June 1864 – 29 September 1929) GBE KCMG was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician, cabinet minister, and the Prime Minister of Japan from 1927 to 1929.